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British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? Pocket Editions: A Kid's Life in Tudor Times
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- Publisher
- Nosy Crow Ltd
- Publish Date
- 7 May 2026
- Run Time
- 1 hour 46 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Queens, kings, princesses, princes etc, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes
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What to expect
Discover what life was really like for kids in the past in this brilliantly funny introduction to the Tudor period.
Do you know what a 'gong farmer' did? (And no, they didn't plant gongs.) Or why you might have gone to the barber for a toothache? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this witty and informative guide to the Tudors by award-winning author Chae Strathie, read by the author himself and Nneka Okoye.
- Packed with historical facts about Tudor king and queens, clothes, schools, food, entertainment and more!
- Developed in consultation with expert curators from the British Museum. This audiobook also includes funny sound effects and two bonus song written and performed by the author himself!
Don't miss other upcoming titles in the series: Ancient Greece
'MY Name Is Henry' and 'How To Be A Tudor' were recorded, mixed & mastered by Dave Oscillation @ Lost Oscillation Studios.
Additional voices by Kristin Atherton, Max Dowler, Hana Greener, Rory Greener, and Samuel Alexandre Immambocus
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Details
- Author
- Chae Strathie, illustrated by Marisa Morea
- Duration
- 1 hour 46 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 May 2026
- ISBN
- 9781805137610
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Queens, kings, princesses, princes etc, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes
Synopsis
Discover what life was really like for kids in the past in this brilliantly funny introduction to the Tudor period. Do you know what a 'gong farmer' did? (And no, they didn't plant gongs.) Or why you might have gone to the barber for a toothache? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this witty and informative guide to the Tudors by award-winning author Chae Strathie, read by the author himself and Nneka Okoye.Packed with historical facts about Tudor king and queens, clothes, schools, food, entertainment and more! Developed in consultation with expert curators from the British Museum. This audiobook also includes funny sound effects and two bonus song written and performed by the author himself!Don't miss other upcoming titles in the series: Ancient Greece'MY Name Is Henry' and 'How To Be A Tudor' were recorded, mixed & mastered by Dave Oscillation @ Lost Oscillation Studios. Additional voices by Kristin Atherton, Max Dowler, Hana Greener, Rory Greener, and Samuel Alexandre Immambocus
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